The exhibition “Motors of war. Rare, unknown, famous ... "

(Laffly S20TL VDP truck (France). At the beginning of 1937, the French cavalry command organized a tender for the delivery of personnel trucks to the motorized divisions of dragoons. The winner was Laffly with S20TL, designed for transporting 10 people and their weapons, including X-NUMX man and their armament, including X-NUMXTL man, designed for carrying 2 people and their weapons, including X-NUMX man and their armament, including X-NUMX-TL man, designed for the transport of XNUMX people and their weapons, including X-NUMX man and their armament, including X-NUMX-TL, designed for the transport of XNUMX people and their weapons, including X-NUMX and X-XXL, including XXNUMX-TL, designed for the transportation of XNUMX people and their weapons, including X-NUMX and X-9X, including XX-NXX and X-9X. machine gun.)

4 March of this year marks exactly 25 years since the creation of the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War. Marking this date, a unique exhibition “Motors of War. Rare, unknown, famous ... ". Visitors to the exhibition will be able to see the various techniques of the Great Patriotic War. The museum presents not only Soviet cars, but also the technology of fascist Germany and our allies - America and England. It is planned to continuously update the materials of the exhibition. Currently, most of the exhibits from the private collection of restorer Vyacheslav Lena.

Armored car BA-64B (USSR). The GAZ-64 light vehicle commander was used as an armored vehicle chassis. The prototype was built in January 1942, in March, an armored car, designated BA-64 (initial index LB-64), successfully passed the tests, and in the summer it began mass production. In total, 1942 1946 armored vehicles of the BA-9110 family (including 64 BA-5209B) were produced from 64 to XNUMX.

Truck Morris Commercial C4 (UK). In the second half of the 30-s, Morris developed the Morris Commercial CS8 and PU family of 750 and 400 kg rear-wheel drive cars, respectively. Machines were created specifically for the army and the beginning of the Second World War were the most massive in its class. In 1942, they replaced the C4, the model was produced until the end of the 1944 year.

Fire truck Opel Blitz 3,6-6700A TLF15 (Germany). In 1943, on the basis of the all-wheel drive Opel Blitz, the TLF15 fire engine was created to service the airfields; in total, 320 vehicles of this type were produced.

Car GAZ-67 (USSR). In November, 1943, from the conveyor GAZ them. Molotov began to go commanding cars GAZ-67. This model has changed the production model GAZ-64. Compared with her car received simplified front fenders. In 1944, an upgraded version of the GAZ-67B appeared, the main difference of which was the extended track and extended rear wings.

Chevrolet C15TA armored personnel carrier (Canada). In 1943, General Motors of Canada developed a design for an armored personnel carrier based on the chassis of an all-wheel drive Chevrolet С15А truck. By ideology, the car repeated the American M3A1 Scout Car. The Chevrolet C15TA was actively used on the western front in 1944-45.

Artillery trailer.

Artillery tractor T-20 "Komsomolets" (USSR). The main task was to transport the 45-mm anti-tank gun and its front, the gun crew was transported on benches in the stern of the vehicle. The tractor was armed with a DT machine gun, which was mounted in a ball mount in the frontal part of the hull.

Commander car Willis MB (USA). The production of the Willis MB (Military, Model B) model began in November 1941. Even before the start of its production, Ford acquired a license for Willis MB, which is known as the Ford GPW. In the USSR, a little more than 50 thousand Willis MB and Ford GPW were received under the Lend-Lease program.

The apotheosis of the post-war automotive greatness of our country is the armored ZiS-115.

Sanitary car GAZ-55 (USSR).

Commander car Stoewer Typ 40 Kfz.1 (Germany). In the middle of the 30-s, the Wehrmacht command set the task of creating a whole line of army passenger cars with high traffic. The company Stoewer from Stettin took up the light machines. Since 1940, the most popular model of the Stoewer Typ 40 has been launched into the series.

Chevrolet K51 Panel Van (USA). It was used both for its intended purpose and as a mobile radio station.

SAU 10.5cm leFH 18-4 auf Geschutzwagen Lr.S (f) Alkett (Germany). The gun will be installed soon.

Vyacheslav Len - automotive restorer, exhibiting here most of the exhibits.

Dodge WC-63 truck (USA). Appearing at the same time as the T-214 light truck with a load capacity of 3 / 4 tons, the T-223 was an elongated version of this machine. The front part has remained unchanged, but the rear has been redone completely. The machine has become a three-axle, payload increased to 1,5 tons.

Truck Einheits-Diesel (Germany). In the middle of the 30-s, the Wehrmacht command set the task of creating an army vehicle with a tonnage capacity of 2,5, which had a four-wheel drive and a diesel engine. Truck production began in the year 1937. These machines were produced at the enterprises "Bussing-NAG", "Borgvard", "MAN", "Henschel", "Magirus", "FAUN" and "Krupp". The main feature of the car, better known under the name Einheits-Diesel (single diesel) was that it was almost impossible to distinguish a car of one manufacturer from another.

Self-propelled anti-aircraft installation M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage (USA).

GMC CCKW-353 (USA). Three-axle truck tonnage 2,5. Under the Lend-Lease, about 6700 of such machines hit the USSR.

Documents of the time cause particular trepidation.

Truck GAZ MM-V (USSR). Since the spring of 1942, the production of a simplified version of GAZ MM has begun. The front wings became flat, only the tailgate became folding, leaving only one headlamp. In the most difficult period (1942-43 years) GAZ MM-B was produced with a simplified cabin, the doors and top of which were made of tarpaulin.

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[datur]

well done.